How is “heart is in the right place” used?

In The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), one line is: “"There is a man whose heart is in the right place."”

Which movie is “heart is in the right place” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943).

used to say that sb's intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing

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used to say that sb's intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing
"There is a man whose heart is in the right place."

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"There is a man whose heart is in the right place."

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